Posts under ‘Frances Murch’

Stephen Webster is of course a fabulous jewellery designer - of that there is no doubt. But when we at Retail Jeweller magazine went to see the launch of his latest Jewels Verne collection last night, we also discovered his talents as a poet.
We were invited to see the new pieces - which I officially [...]

Sarah and I have a running joke in the office because I once made the fatal mistake of asking who “this bloke called Rene Lalique” was (or words to that effect).  I had been writing an article on glass and crystal jewellery trends at the time and wondered why people kept banging on about him [...]

Forget the finest truffles and any other posh nosh, the new food craze hitting the high street is gold and silver sprinkles to garnish your evening meal. Never mind that the gold price has hit record levels recently, this trend, which started off in London’s top restaurants, is now available for all to try out.
Orders [...]

Japan, check; Brazil, check; next on the business trips list was Leeds - OK, not quite as exotic as some of my past destinations, but as I always welcome a chance to get out of stinking London, I jumped at the chance of a trip to the north of England.
For those of you who weren’t [...]

I came across an article this morning that suggested gold should be rebranded to attract new interest. With its record high price and the fashion for white metals, has it earned itself a bad reputation? And can it recover?
Personally, I love yellow gold and wear it often, but then I am not your “normal” consumer [...]

The Retail Jeweller team recently attended an event and we were all treated to much drinking and merriment, which is always a good way to get us on side, as any of you who know us will be aware of already.
We ended up rolling about laughing while being treated to a retailer’s stories of how [...]

We at Retail Jeweller magazine understand as well as anyone that having a point of difference is essential to a business’s survival, especially in times of recession. But can you take things too far, when they move from the sublime to the ridiculous?
Case in point: this afternoon, I received an email from CX Swiss Military [...]

On the train home late yesterday evening after attending the press launch of Goldsmiths’ Fair, I was flicking through the London Lite and came across an interesting article (yes, it even managed to keep me awake and stop me missing my station).
The CoolBrands annual survey results have been released, listing which products people own or most [...]

Facebook has come in for a lot of criticism from people - especially from employers who find staff spending too much time on there when they should be doing what they are paid to do. This, of course, is understandable.  But it also has its useful sides - especially for businesses.  And this is a point [...]

As it’s currently a busy press week at Retail Jeweller Towers, I’ve just finished writing the Retail Report for this month’s issue, which is all about the sales potential of selling online, something so few retail jewellers seem to do.
Fresh from researching what makes a good website, one of the outstanding points that someone made [...]